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Lately I've been hanging out in Blithe a lot. It's a stunning pair of sims with lots of little areas for hanging out in and taking pictures and so on. Some of the pictures I've taken there are on my Flickr, directly from the SL viewer with no editing, that's how gorgeous the place is. A few days ago a new area opened up there, a bar in an old chapel, and I hurried on over, pausing only to throw together a suitable outfit, since it was an all-too-rare occasion for socializing. See I needed to be a bit casual, but also a bit shabby-chic elegant. I may be guilty of overthinking things a little.

So here's a thing I threw together or a refinement of same.

My lace shirt is something I've worn here before, in a different colour some months ago. It's by Nylon Outfitters and is an awesome little coverup, I'm a sucker for lace overlays and what have you. Underneath it is the supercute Jonquil chemise by Sn@tch, which has a lovely chintzy pattern in various colours. It's one of the things I've changed from my outfit since originally I was wearing the same undershirt as in my last post. But this one is lovely. I'm trying to accumulate long shirts on appliers for layering, it's sort of my bag.

My jeans are newly released from 20.Five and have previously been part of an SLX outfit bearing the same name, Tessa. These are a full version though, and come with a colour-change HUD with 5 different denim shades. I really like the fit of them and the highly defined wrinkles in them.

If you look really really close at my necklace you can see that the litttle tiiiny heart on it has a N on it. It's by Noodles at FaMESHed, and is so adorably dainty. Also, it has a HUD to change the letter, if for some reason you don't want an N on it...

My hair is part of a new set of released by Elikatira. I'm always excited when she puts out new stuff, even though it's so sporadically. There'll always be a part of me back in 2007 trying to bounce into the full region containing the big sales she'd sometimes hold with her old brand, ETD.

I've just realized as I'm typing this that I forgot to include any home/garden items or props in this post. This is because I suck. Please carry on as normal.

Credits:

Hair: Elikatira - Adeline

Shirt: Nylon Outfitters - Lace Crop Top - Black

Undershirt: Sn@tch - Jonquil Chemise (Slink Physique applier)

Pants: 20.five - Tessa Jeans

Shoes: Fri.day - Xela Platforms - Antique (gacha RARE)

Necklace: Noodles - Amore Initial Necklace - Single - Rose Gold (@ faMESHed)

Wristbands: katat0nik - Bow Wrist Straps - White

Earrings: Fetch - Sigrun Earrings - Rose Wood

Makeup:

Eyes: Wicked Peach - Passion 8

Lips: Angelica - Mellow Lipstick - Wine - Light (gacha)

Nails: La Boheme - Spring Beaded White (hunt prize)

Eye detail: Pekka - Eye Wrinkles and Bags - Light

Poses:

Image 1: EverGlow - Model 420

Image 2: Marukin - Breathe

The Basics:

Skin: Pink Fuel - Doll v2 - Vamp

Eyes: Buzzeri - Lillian Eyes - Jade

Mesh Body: Slink - Physique 2.3

Ears: Ears: Mandala - Steking Ears - Season 5

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Flat (R) and Casual (L)

Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet - Med

Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica

Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek

Lashes: Alaskametro - PrimLashes - Classic

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Credits:

Hair: Elikatira - Tallulah

Top: Moon Amore - Simple Shirt - Kuki Edition (@ The Candy Fair)

Skirt: Tentacio - Cotton Candy Skirt - Pink  (@ The Candy Fair)

Shoes: L.Warwick - Aurora - Divinity Series - Green  (@ The Candy Fair)

Mouse Ears: Noodles - Mouse Sweets Ears - Lime (gacha)  (@ The Candy Fair)

Big Kiss: Bokeh - Kiss Me - Hearts (gacha)  (@ The Candy Fair)

Makeup:

Eyes: Pichi - Miss Ice Cream - Pistachio Cream  (@ The Candy Fair)

Eyeliner: Kooqla - Z-liner - Black 01

Lips: Pichi - High Shimmer LipColor - Pearl Pop  (@ The Candy Fair)

Nails: Wicked Peach - Ice Cream Nail Appliers  (@ The Candy Fair)
Parted Lips/Teeth: Whatever - Teeth 2.0

Poses: 

Image 1: Kirin - My Sweet Marshmallow - Pose 3

Image 2: EverGlow - Sweet 09

The Basics:

Skin: Pink Fuel - Dango Skin (@ The Candy Fair - included with Plethora's Mochi Dango)

Eyes: Mayfly - Luminous - Paris Green Shadow

Mesh Body: Slink - Physique

Ears: Schadenfreude - Fey Ears

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Flat (R) and Casual (L)

Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet - Med

Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica

Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek

Lashes: Mon Cheri - Falsies

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Credits: 

Hair: Elikatira - Jana

Top: Erratic - Cary Double Tank - Stripes Mint

Skirt: Ducknipple - Pleated Skirt

Sandals: Fri.day - Wayfaring Sandals - Tan

Necklace: Maxi Gossamer - Inlaid Seahorse - Pearl Starfish - Short

Bracelet: Atooly - Rosie's Star Bracelet - Mint/Pink (@ Olive You)

Anklet: Schadenfreude - Lumi Anklet

Panties (not really visible but I feel they tie the look together): Epoque - Simple Bikini Panties (Slink Physique Applier)

Makeup: 

Eyes: Pink Fuel - Harley Shimmer Eyeshadow - Taupe Pink

Lips: Angelica - Your Lip Gloss - Fusion #Acid

Fingernails: Wicked Peach - Winter Queen (@ Seraphim Social)

Toenails: Ama - Aloha 

Poses: 

Image 1: Le Poppycock - Piece by Piece

Image 2: Pretense - My Hand Obsession - 1 

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You can tell from the way I write my dates that I'm a huge fraud.

Credits: 

Hair: Elikatira - Past - Red 8

Top: Sn@tch - Rollergirl Tank - USA

Skirt: Fashionably Dead - Full Spring Skirt - Red

Shoes: Fri.day - Moxie Heels - Sailor Dots

Mouse Ears!: FLUX - Americana Ears 10

Earrings: Earthstones - Mesilla Earrings - Independence

Scarf: Izzie's - Little Silk Scarf - Blue

Sparkler: Plethora - Sparkler - Stars and Stripes

Makeup: 

Eyes: Vive Nine - Sure Shocker Thick Eyeliner - Navy

Lips: Mock - Ruby Ruby Lipshine

Nails: PMD - Americana Nails

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Credits:

Hair: Elikatira - Pretend - Red 8
Top: Mutresse - Rali Shirt (from June FaMESHed)
Pants: Casa del Shai - Polkadot Jeans - Champagne
Cape: Peqe - Cape - Green (from Fantasy Gacha Carnival)
Sandals: Pure Poison - Roman Striped Sandals
Armband: Idril's - Herbalist Armband
Bracers: On a Lark - Butterfly Bracers - Ultrarare Fatpack (from Fantasy Gacha Carnival)
Dagger: Thigh Dagger Upper Left Thigh (resized) by Catboy Qunhua
Eyepatch: La Petite Morte - Eye patch - Yellow Roses
Dragony Friend: silentsparrow - Dragon Plush - Toothish (RARE) (from June Aracde Gacha Festival)
Makeup:
Eyes: Mons - Eyeshadow Dramatic Smokey - Pop
Lips: Pink Fuel - Harley Sheer Gloss - Dolly Orange
Nails: Action - Reckless
Tattoos: silentsparrow - tenebrae tendrils - Black ink - light

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Credits:

Skin: Essences - Song - Light Rose - Untouched (ginger)
Hair: Elikatira - Brenna - Velvet (tinted)
Top: Piccara - Slip Sweater - White
Skirt: The Sea Hole  - Lorette - Vintage Rose
Bra: Luxuria - Cherie - Turquoise
Legwarmers: Fri.day - Legwarmers - Scarlet
Shoes: Ingenue - Claire Heels - Pool
Makeup:
Lips: Dead Apples - Balm Stains - Fall Colors - Classic Red
Eyes: Mock - Velvet Rope Eyeshadow - Aurametalsaurus
Nails appliers: A:S:S - Skuttles

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Credits:

Hair: Elikatira - Unfold - Red 8
Romper: 20.FIVE Mesh - Belt Romper
Undershirt: Jane - Sheer Layer - Lilac
Shoes: Ison - Leather Strap Sandals - Tan
Ears: Schadenfreude - Fey Ears with Spiral Horns - w/rings
Tiara: Noodles - Under The Sea Tiara - Silver/Turquoise
Necklace: Part of Your World Necklace
Eyebrow thingies: Aisling - Sugar Stars
Makeup:
Lips: Pink Fuel - Harley Sheer Gloss - Casual Coral
Eyes: Pink Fuel - Harley Shimmer Eyeshadow - Purple + Wing
Nails Appliers (fingers and toes): - Cannibelle - Cameo Nails

Stuff I bought at Fashion for Life 2012 - Part The Third

So, I'm not a big gown person. I'm neither a person of big gowns, or a person who is big on gowns. I think that pretty much covers every permutation of the phrase.
For a start, I'm not so good at elegant, oh my no. I end up doing stuff like wearing sneakers with them, or putting a cardigan over them, or holding a bunny, or something. It's my way. Secondly, they generally don't suit my shape well. I used to wear them a fair amount when I was hosting fashion shows, back in the day, but that's ancient history. But when wandering around Fashion For Life 2012, I found my eye variously caught by gowns, a whole genre of clothes I would normally overlook, and thought to myself "O hay, there's a whole genre of clothes I would normally overlook, boo" and went on a quest to find some that I liked, which I would post on the last day of Fashion For Life as like a...thing. Y'know. A thing.

And today is the last day of Fashion For Life! So, first of all, go there (before midnight SLT), go buy everything you can see, and for heavens sake, buy a pile of raffle tickets, there are tons of amazing prizes on offer, and tickets are 100L each or 3 for 250, all money going to the American Cancer Society and therefore, good causes. Also don't forget to pump lots of money into those wonderful gachas dotted around, and oh, all the things!

So anyway, I bought gowns. Here is one of them. This is the kind of thing I end up doing, you see. Knee-socks and sandals. I'm not dramatic. But this gown by Basiastice is. It comes with two different styles of skirt, this one, with the from all tulle and see-through, and the back forming a sort of bustle effect, and the other which has a more traditional, solid front. It is variously adorned with black roses, including the one tucked behind my ear there. I particularly adore the fact that it has delicate little straps, which seems to give the whole bodice a more sophisticated structure than if it was left strapless. The necklace and earrings are by Je Suis at FFL, and are endlessly customizeable and massively versatile. The aforementioned knee-socks and sandals are another bargain from Azoury at FFL, and I thoroughly dig that they don't match at all. As for my makeup, the barely-visible eyeshadow there is from the Mock gacha, and the very one that eluded me so much and caused me to throw literally thousands of L$ at it in an attempt to get it. It's worth it though, I loves it all up.

So for this second gown, from Purple Moon, I made the attempt to actually, like, look like a grown up. I literally had to "grow up", by making my legs quite a bit longer (for both of these dresses...so that's another way in which I'm not a big gown person, I'm mostly too short to not look super-weird in them), and filled out my boobs a bit in Photoshop. Since what I first liked about this dress was how the bodice was like strips of silk, cupping the boobs, but not looking even remotely skanky, and I was disappointed when on my no-boobs it didn't look as good...I'm really really not built for pretty gowns. This one is so fun though, with its epic feather collar, and puffy train. I also like the black lace insert at stomach level, which goes around to the back, and adds an extra layer of texture. If I was the sort of person who wore gowns, I'd go swishing around in this all over the place.

I'm not though, so if you'll excuse me, I'm going to make a last circuit of FFL and look for some cardigans.

Credits:

Look1
Skin: Tres Blah - Blessa - Pale - Clean
Hair: elikatira - Listen - Red 8
Gown: Basiastice - Jordis in Dark Tulle (skirt version 2)
Shoes/socks: Azoury - Les Chaussures Aalyah Noire et Rouge (FFL Exclusive)
Necklace&Earrings: Je Suis - Eternelle (FFL Exclusive)
Makeup:
Eyemakeup: Mock - Amelia Pond eShadow (FFL Gacha)
Lips: Mock - Glace - Grenadier  (FFL Exclusive)

Look2
Skin: Tres Blah - Blessa - Pale - Clean
Hair: Exile - Queen Bee - Rouge
Gown: Purple Moon - Pheasant Gown in Purple (FFL Exclusive)
Makeup:
Eyemakeup: Mock - Androzani eShadow (FFL Gacha)
Lips: Mock - Glace - Turkish Rose (FFL Exclusive)
Nails: Sexy Mamas - Glitter Manicure

Weekly Rainbow Parts: Folly

Oh, Wikipedia. I've spent the better part of the last week working my way through Wikipedia's "Unusual Articles" project page (also, going to Disneyland Paris, but that's a different story). The point in my mentioning this, other than wanting to waste your time, is as follows: one of the first articles listed there is "Folly". "Buildings prized for their uselessness". Oh yes, I read the article! I now have a literally encyclopedic knowledge of the subject, and felt quite nerdishly prepared when it came up as this week's challenge on Luna Jubilee's 52 Weeks of Colour - Part Deux.

Except, um, obviously, that has nothing to do with the Wikipedia page that I'd read. So instead, I had to do something with some pinky-red. Or reddy pink. I was going with the former, and have I ever mentioned?

I don't do pink.

Then the group notice came through of a MINI-CHALLENGE!!!11, and that MINI-CHALLENGE!!!11 was to be all out-of-the-norm and such. For yourself, that is. And Iwaslike "Dude, I'm already wearing pink! zomg!" but then I figured I'd enter into the spirit of things, and I went blonde. My usual hair would clash with Folly horribly anyway. Except, I have a confession to make.

I'm a closet blonde. Not in person, oh my no. But....whenever a hair store offers a "mixed" shade pack that includes my shade of red, I'll always buy it rather than the reds pack, even if it costs a little more, so that I'll get a blonde or two. And then I try on the blonde hair in secret and giggle at how pretty I look, then quickly put the red on and hope nobody saw.

True story. Shameful true story.

I also don't do "sexy" with any great authority. So, here's my attempt at being generally a bit out of the Niv-box.

As part of my ongoing attempts to be a bit less of a librarian-looking thing, I've been buying quite a bit from Sakide, which in my opinion combines fairly original design with decent quality, and prices that don't make me sad in the face. Slutwear that I can enjoy is a rarity. The dress from there that I am wearing in the picture, however, is all black, quite lacking in Folly.
What I did have that I could remember loving was an old silentsparrow Limited Edition, called Rosenoir. The [x]noir series is one of my favourite ever suites from silentsparrow, partly because of the million ways it can be worn, and partly because of the gorgeous art-nouveau stained-glass looking corsets, all delicious in their bright jewel tones. It's one of the few things I can love in this sort of colour. So here's the Rosenoir corset, over the dress. Rosenoir is no longer available, but Rougenoir, the original, can be got and is just as lovely!

I'm still a cutie though, so I wore white ankle socks with my sexy pumps.

Credits:
Skin: Tres Blah - Blessa - Pale - Clean (blonde brows)
Hair: Elikatira - Parade - Blonde 2
Dress: Sakide - Essential Black Dress
Corset: silentsparrow - Rosenoir Corset
Socks: Sn@tch - Lolli Socks - White
Shoes: N-Core - Coquette - Pink
Ears: Schadenfreude -
Makeup:
Eyes: Mock - Fae-Rly UnCertain - Golushia
Lips: Mock - Into the Pink - Lucir Lipgloss
Nails: Sexy Mama's - Glitter Manicure

Weekly Rainbow Parts: Alice Blue

This week I went just a little bit Meshy. It's like a Mesh lightbulb was turned on in my head. Sure, I owned some Mesh clothing before, since the day it was launched gridwide, some stuff from Jane, the AWESOME Something Wicked corset from Schadenfreude that you might have missed by looking at my butt, some pretty sexy Lassitude&Ennui boots...but it was only really this week that I started buying it less as a novelty, and more as a "thing". I bought several Mesh hairs, skirts, belts, shoes, a whole bunch of stuff, even a typewriter! Yum yum. So while this week's look for Luna Jubilee's 52 Weeks of Color - Part Deux challenge does have a lot of technological newness, I've been careful to show love to some old skool classics too.

I hadn't intended to go Vintage. It just sort of happened, as these things do. I'd already decided on the sweater from Koketka (which took me forever to find because I fail at spelling the name), and fallen quite head over heels with Ingenue's part-mesh Lana pencil skirt, and while I was there, the nice Mesh Bertille belt (I usually avoid belts in SL due to fitting issues and unsatisfactory movement) and then found myself buying seamed stockings and putting a blouse underneath and looking quite secretarial. So of course, I NEEDED a typewriter, which was happily to be had at this month's Collabor88. Then, by happenstance, I was over at Elikatira, and this new Mesh hair was there and suddenly I had a LOOK. The part I love most about it though is the shoes, which are ANCIENT. I think they were possibly the first things I ever bought from Shiny Things, not even available in the Discount section anymore and nearly 5 years on, they still look absolutely phenominal. That's craftsmanship. <3

Both of the other pieces of furniture here are by Kellie Iwish of Elate!, and I love how delicate they are, particularly the chair. Kellie has some big health issues to deal with right now, so she's lacking a significant inworld presence, but hopefully once she's all better, these beauties will be on offer once more.

One more thing to note, my ears may look a little more understated than usual. That's because they are! They're Schadenfreude's new Changeling ears, which are sort of halfway between the Fey ears I normally wear, and regular normal boring rounded human ears. While I won't be wearing them fulltime, I do adore these perfectly formed little fellahs, which are a nice compromise for times when one doesn't want to go Full Elf.


Credits:
Skin: Tres Blah - Blessa - Pale - Clean
Hair: Elikatira - Locked - Red 8
Sweater: Koketka - Liza Sweater w/stones
Skirt: Ingenue - Lana - Nautica
Blouse: Schadenfreude - Eleanor - Blanc
Belt: Ingenue - Bertille - Coffee
Shoes: Shiny Things - Shelle Pumps - Cherry
Necklace (which was rendered invisible by photography, but is totally there): Undefined Lillies - Holly is Manifold - Silver/blue
Stockings (likewise invisible): No.9 Nylons - Vintage (6 straps) Blackseam
Ears: Schadenfreude - Changeling Ears
Makeup: Mock - Morado Oroto Makeover

Desk: Elate! Writing Desk (from Cabin Furniture set)
Chair: Elate! Cornet Chair (from Vintage Sitting Room)
Typewriter: Cheeky Pea - Hemmingway Typewriter

Weekly Rainbow Parts: Coral

Week 2 of Luna Jubilee's 52 Weeks of Color - Part Deux was Coral. To be perfectly honest, Coral is a colour that doesn't exist for me, in Real Life or Second Life. I'd even go so far as to say it's a colour I actively avoid. It's a disaster with my real-life complexion, and within Second Life, I'm quite um...well....I don't like Coral! It a combination of two colours I don't care for (pink, and light orange) and when I was a young thing, my mother had a necklace made of real coral and it was very very pointy and uncomfortable to wear.
So I went into this particular challenge all bad-natured and fairly lost-ish. I came out of it a bit of a convert to the Coral cause. Not a whole lot of one, and not outside of Second Life, but I won't avoid it as much in future. Maybe.

One of my most invaluable recent(ish) purchases was the Greedy pack of Jane's Sheer Layers. I like the option of wearing stuff under stuff to hide my bits, and when the pack calls itself "Greedy", it's not kidding, there's like, one of EVERY colour in there. Even ones I avoid. This is technically "melon", but, near enough. Over it, the top is from an ancient dress from Versteck, one of my historical favourite stores, who amazingly still maintains a tiny tiny presence in Second Life. I like it when that happens. Too many of my old favourites are gone forever. It makes me feel very old. The tights I've had since forever, from a tiny obscure Japanese shop that no longer exists, and although you can't really tell from here, are decorated with random flowers and stars and fun stuff. The shoes with socks there are from Crazy,  store I only discovered recently on my quest to dress less like a missionary, and bought lots of shoes/boots from but no clothes. True story. And the skirt is from Sn@tch, because, dude, you can't beat Sn@tch for fairly-priced basic awesomeness. It reminds me of kale chips. That's a good thing. Kale chips are delicious. You should eat some.


Credits:
Skin: Tres Blah - C88 - Pale - Adored Redux
Hair: Elikatira - Again - Red 8
Top: Versteck - Prairie
Undershirt: Jane - Sheer Layers - Melon
Skirt: Sn@tch - Tought Luck skirt - Green
Tights: *yamy* See-throught Tights - Brown
Shoes (socks included): Crazy - Vanity Sandals
Necklace: Mocha - Charm Necklace - Cat
Makeup:
Lips: Mock - Brazen Bronze Lipstain
Nails: Sexy Mama's - Glitter Manicure Sculpted Nails